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From: barnett@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Karey Barnett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: DEVICE driver in higher memory?!?
Message-ID: <7625@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
Date: 23 May 91 02:02:07 GMT
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In article <17160@chopin.udel.edu> swyatt@chopin.udel.edu (Stephen L Wyatt) writes:
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>I have a simple question(I think)--
>
>is there anything I can use to move some of my device drivers into higher
>memory to free on conventional memory?
>
Quarterdeck Office Systems, the publishers of DESQview, has a program called
QRAM that does exactly this. It also makes memory available for PC's
that have EGA or VGA graphics, but with running programs that are not
using graphics.  In June 1990, PC Resource Magazine listed an article
displaying qualities of the software.  At that time, it was offered with
another Quarterdeck program called Manifest.  Labeled the memory analyzer,
it gives you detailed information about what TSR's are present.  The
article says that this program does for memory what PC Tools does for
disks.  I'm not sure, but I think I read somewhere that there was another
program (not by Quarterdeck) better than QRAM.  Nevertheless, the offer
June 1990 had QRAM WITH Manifest at a cost of $79.95.  Manifest,
alone, costed $59.95.  There was no stand alone listing price for QRAM.

    In addition, Quarterdeck offered in June 1990 QEMM 50/60 v 5.0
and QEMM-386.  These were listed as expanded memory managers.  Their
price, each offered WITH Manifest 1.0, was $99.95.  QEMM 50/60 is the
for PS/2 series 50 and 60.